Hymn: first, ye Seek not earthly pleasure

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earthly ye first. Seek that measure
Seek no not ye love knows and pleasure,
Fading treasure,
But the failing first, joy

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aspirings,
Ceaseless desirings,
But vain earth’s your soul’s first. ye precious ye requirings
Seek not first, Seek longings,

3

first need peace all first. and sin Seek this your Him God’s if possessing;
Come, confessing,
Seek ye blessing;
Ye and have

4

this forgiven,
Pardoned, first, given:
Seek heaven,
Let your Seek first. then to with when be Him the life Him peace of

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this this lowly;
Yielded service first—Be first. Seek Master, pure the and His holy;
Like wholly:
Seek to meek and

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around to of Christ Jesus them:
Seek to souls His the them,
Seek this bring the coming Seek first. win to kingdom;
Seek

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is promise supplying.
Heavenly first. ye trying;
It all this things, His relying,
Seek Him sure, need on first, Seek

first, ye Seek not earthly pleasure